Imprinting attachment for autographic registers

ABSTRACT

An improvement is autographic registers of the type having an open writing table area, a storage area for a supply of continuous stationery and means for advancing the continuous stationery over the writing table for writing multiple copies of a transaction and for further advancing the stationery beyond the writing table to permit separation of a written form from the remainder thereof, characterized by the provision of a card impression assembly including a card carrier slide mounted for insertion and retraction from one side of the register to place a card over the writing table and under the stationery near the forward end of the writing table, and an impression roller assembly pivotally mounted on the register over the writing table area for movement to a position in engagement with the stationery and away therefrom, the assembly including a laterally movable impression roller for transfer of the image of raised characters on a card-like element held in the slide to the several plies of stationery in the writing table area when the card carrier slide is inserted into the register.

United States Patent Steidinger et al.

3,678,85 1 July 25, 1972 [54] IMPRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOGRAPHICREGISTERS [72] Inventors: Donald J. Steidinger, Barrington; Donald H.Koepke, Elgin, both of I11.

[73] Assignee: Uarco Incorporated [22] Filed: Jan. 12, 1970 [21] Appl.No.: 2,335

[52] U.S.Cl ..l0l/260,101/269,101/113 [51] Int. Cl. ..B41f3/46, B41f3/20[58] Field of Search ..101/269, 274, 260, 45, 90, 101/55,56, 113

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,782,714 2/1957 Davidson101/274 2,913,981 11/1959 Hermann 10l/113X 2,884,857 5/1959 Schwinn etal.. .101/260 3,083,641 4/1963 Childs et a1. ..101/269 3,138,091 6/1964Maul ..101/45 3,236,177 2/1966 Perry et al... 101/269 3,402,665 9/1968Barbour et a1... ...lOl/269 3,447,458 6/1969 l-lu ..l01/269 PrimaryExaminerWilliam B. Penn Attorney-Hofgren, Wegner, Allen, Stellman &McCord [5 7] ABSTRACT An improvement is autographic registers of thetype having an open writing table area, a storage area for a supply ofcontinuous stationery and means for advancing the continuous stationeryover the writing table for writing multiple copies of a transaction andfor further advancing the stationery beyond the writing table to permitseparation of a written form from the remainder thereof, characterizedby the provision of a card impression assembly including a card carrierslide mounted for insertion and retraction from one side of the registerto place a card over the writing table and under the stationery near theforward end of the writing table, and an impression roller assemblypivotally mounted on the register over the writing table area formovement to a position in engagement with the stationery and awaytherefrom, the assembly including a laterally movable impression rollerfor transfer of the image of raised characters on a card-like elementheld in the slide to the several plies of stationery in the writingtable area when the card carrier slide is inserted into the register.

13 Claims, 10 Drawing Figures PATENTED I973 3.678.851

SHEET 1 [1F 3 PATENTEDJMS m2 SHEET 2 BF 3 I l lz 76 70 I l I IIMPRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOGRAPI-IIC REGISTERS BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates toautographic registers and, more particularly, to an improvement thereinin the nature of the card impression assembly.

2. Brief Description of the Prior Art Autographic registers are old andwell known in the art. Typically, such mechanisms have a housing with awriting table and a cover over the writing table having an open centralarea. The registers are provided with a storage area for continuous formstationery and also with mechanism for advancing the stationery,preferably a single form length at a time, over the writing table, andbeyond. Some stationery exits to the exterior of the register and isseparated from the remainder of the strip and other plies of thestationery may be fed into a storage compartment for a permanent recordfor the storekeeper or the like. The stationery may be of the type whichis treated to transfer images from one ply to another by impression, orstrips of transfer material may be interleaved between the stationeryplies.

The use of cards or card-like plates with raised indicia as anidentification and recording element of a credit transaction has beenincreasingly popular. Typically, the card-like element is placed on adefined area of a holder and a ticket like assembly of forms is placedover the card, following which a roller like assembly is utilized toimpress the raised characters of the card onto the plies of theassembly. Such operation is not easily usable in autographic registerswherein the record of the transaction is part of a continuous formassembly fed over a peripherally bounded open writing table.

In addition, in many wholesale sales operations, such as buildingmaterials and the like, the customer may have several authorized agentswho are directed to maintain credit purchases for equipment or materialsfor several different projects. Recording the name of the purchaser, theagent and the project number is simplified by the use of card'likeelements with impressed or embossed characters. Such transactions arepreferably recorded on autographic registers with one copy of theseveral plies of continuous form stationery going to the customer andcustomers agent, and the underlying copies advanced to a storagecompartment of the register for subsequent recording and billingpurposes.

An example of a prior attempt in the art to utilize characterized cardswith an autographic register is shown in Herman U.S. Pat. No. 2,913,981.Limitations of this structure are that the card imprinting apparatus isfixed to the remainder of the case so as to overlie a portion of thecontinuous form stationery and is not selectively removable therefrom.Further, the imprinting structure involves a printing platen separatefrom the stationery writing platen and the characterized card itselfmust be fed through an opening in the casing to the platen which isfixed in place within the casing. It is believed that this type ofimprinting and register structure is relatively difficult to manipulate,limits the use of the instrument as an autographic register alone, andcannot be easily adapted to existing autographic register structureswithout substantial reconstruction thereof.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed, in brief, to theprovision of an autographic register having a card impression assemblyin association therewith.

The best mode currently contemplated by us for carrying out theinvention includes the provision of a card carrier slide slidablymounted in one side of the autographic register for movement between aninserted position, wherein the carrier slide and the card mountedthereon is positioned over the register writing table, but under theplies of continuousstationery, and a retracted position wherein thecarrier slide is withdrawn from the register and the card receivingportion thereof is exposed for removal or placement of a card. Inaddition, an impression roller assembly is pivotally mounted on theregister for movement about an axis generally transverse to thedirection of stationery travel so that it may be swung into animpressing position over the writing table or away therefrom. Theimpression roller assembly includes a laterally movable impressionroller for transferring the image of characters of a card to thestationery when the roller assembly is in the impressing position andthe carrier slide is inserted into position on the writing table underthe plies of stationery.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of anautographic register utilizing the card impression means of thisinvention with a portion of the register broken away for illustration ofthe interior thereof;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged section view taken generally along thelines 2-2 of FIG. 1 showing the impression roller assembly;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary view of the forward and upper end of theregister shown in FIG. 1 with portions thereof broken away for clarityof illustration of the relationship of the impression rolier assembly tothe card carrier assembly;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the portion of the registershown in FIG. 1 with the cover thereof moved to an open position and thecard carrier assembly in a retracted or withdrawn position relative tothe writing table of the register;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view similar to FIG. 4 but showing thecard carrier assembly in an inserted position overlying the writingtable of the register;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged section view taken generally alonglines 6-6 of FIG. 5 illustrating the relationship between the cardcarrier assembly and a guide and latch means therefor;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged section view taken generally along thelines 7-7 of FIG. 5 also illustrating the relationship between the cardcarrier assembly and a guide means and latch means therefor;

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 taken along the lines 8-8 of FIG. 4and showing the relationship of the card carrier to the guide means andlatch means when the card carrier is in the withdrawn position;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an autographic register similar to FIG.1, but showing the card carrier assembly withdrawn and the impressionroller assembly swung away from the position where it overlies a writingtable portion of the register; and

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 9 but further showing the cover forthe register also moved to an open position exposing the writing tableand showing a card element about to be inserted into the card carrierassembly.

While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many differentforms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described indetail a specific embodiment therefor, with the understanding that thepresent disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of theprinciples of the invention and is not intended to limit the inventionto the embodiment illustrated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The autographic register10 shown herein is generally of the well known type including a housing12 having a cover 14 which may be moved between an open position, asseen in FIG. 10, and a closed position, as seen in FIGS. 1 and 9 bymeans of its hinged connection with the housing. The cover has agenerally medially positioned, substantially rectangular, writingopening 16 and overlies a writing table 18 in the housing interior.

Typically, continuous form, multiple ply stationery 20 is fed from astorage compartment 22 in the housing interior, at the rear of theregister, across the writing table 18 whereby a record of a transactioncan be made. Of the multiple plies of stationery fed in strip formacross the writing table, typically at least one of the plies isreturned to a storage area 24 for the purposes of a record of thetransaction and the remaining plies given to a recipient. Upright walls,such as 26 may separate the supply and storage portions of the interiorof the register.

Multiple copies of each transaction may be made by utilizing chemicallytreated paper which makes a reproduction of an image made on a ply bymeans of pressure, such as typical writing pressure, through theengagement of adjacent plies of paper in the area of the impression.Reproduction may also be made through the provision of interleavedtransfer paper 28 which may be fed from a roll 30 extending in thedirection of paper travel with 'the transfer paper 28 being fedlaterally across the writing table 18 in the area of the opening 16.

Advancement of the stationery 20 through the machine is accomplished bymeans of rotation of crank 32 which, through suitable well knownmechanical interconnection, causes paper gripping pins 34 to graspstationery 20 while, at the same time, a driven friction roller 36 isrotated and the relatively vertically adjacent idler rollers 38 aremaintained in contact with the paper so that rotation of the handleadvances the paper forwardly with some of the plies being fed to theexterior of the machine and the remainder stored in storage compartment24. Generally speaking, all of the structure mentioned herein above iscommon and well known with respect to autographic registers.

This invention is directed to the provision of an improvement or a noveladditional feature for such machines in the form of a card impressionmeans 40 comprised of the basic components of a card carrier assembly orcard holder as sembly 42 and an impression roller assembly or imprinterassembly 44.

Turning first to the card carrier assembly 42, included therein is agenerally thin, sheet-like carrier member 46 preferably made of twosuperposed sheets of thin, .durable material, such as metal or the like,46a and 46b. A central card receiving recess 48 is provided in carrier46, such as by making a cut out in one of the sheets 46b. A punch outopening 50 is preferably formed in the card receiving recess 48 toprovide a means for easily extracting a card 52 from the recessfollowing the recording of the transaction therewith. Card 52 may be ofthe well known stiff plastic type, or metal type, having certainembossed or offset indicia thereon, such as a name 52a and accountnumber 52b.

The distal end of carrier 46 has a third lamination or thin metal sheet54 thereon which partially overlies the card receiving recess 48 asindicated in dotted outline at 56. This provides a lip or overhang underwhich the card can be inserted to assist in retaining the card in recess48 during insertion and withdrawal of the carrier 46.

The carrier 46 is movable between an inserted position, wherein itoverlies the writing table 18 as best seen in FIG. and is in contacttherewith as best seen in FIG. 7, and further illustrated by therelative positioning thereof in FIG. 1; and a retracted or withdrawnposition, wherein the card-like element 52 may be positioned in, orwithdrawn from the carrier 46, as best seen in FIGS. 4, 9 and 10.Movement of the carrier between these positions is facilitated with theaid of a generally upright handle 58 connected to the outer end of thecarrier. The carrier is guided in its movement between these positionsby means of a guide 60 which is a generally inverted shallow U-shapedmember which closely embraces the sides of the carrier, but hasclearance on the top to pass the raised indicia on the card. Guide 60 isconnected to the housing by suitable fasteners such as screws 60a and60b which lie to either side of the path of travel of the carrier 46.The guide 60 has an inwardly opening flared edge 62 to encourage thecard52 to remain seated in the recess 48 when the carrier 46 is retracted orwithdrawn from a position overlying the writing table 18.

An extension member 64 in recess 64a underlies the guide 60 and issubstantially coplanar with the writing table 18.

Member 64 has an opening 66 generally centrally thereof. Underlyingmember 64 in recess 64a is a latch member 70 pivoted at 72 to an arm 74connected to the register by means of fastening member 75. Latch 70 hasa pointed upper end 76 which extends through opening 66 in member 64. Inaddition, the underside of carrier member 46 is provided with a recess78 near the distal end opposite the handle 54. As best seen withreference to FIGS. 7 and 8, when the carrier 46 is inserted into theregister so that it overlies the writing table 18, latch member 70 ispivoted so that the end 76 occupies only slot 66. However, when thecarrier is withdrawn relative to the writing table 18, the latch member70 is pivoted in the opposite direction by the unbalanced weight thereofuntil such time as it engages recess 78. This prevents furtherretraction of the carrier relative to the register. It is intended thatthe recess 78 would be positioned, relative to latch 70, and relative tothe positioning of the card receiving recess 48 so that the cardreceiving recess would be substantially exposed when the carrier 46 iswithdrawn to a point wherein the latch member 70 prevents furtherretraction thereof. Further reverse pivoting of the latch member 70 isprevented by its engagement with the edge 79 of the housing 12 of theregister.

Means are further provided for insuring the proper positioning andregistering of the carrier 46 when it is in the inserted positionoverlying the writing table 18. To this end, the carrier 46 and theregister are provided with co-operating members or elements in the formof a Vshaped notch 80 in the distal end of carrier 46 and a generallymating V-shaped projection 82 in the register which overlies the writingtable 18. Thus, as the carrier is inserted inwardly of the register overthe writing table, any lateral deviation thereof will be overcome by theguiding efiect of the V-shaped element 52 in the slot 80 so that properalignment of the carrier will be insured.

Turning now to the impression roller assembly, a pair of upstandingbrackets 84 and 86 are provided on opposite sides of the register justforwardly of the area of the opening 16 and writing table 18. A U-shapedbail 88 is pivotally mounted in these brackets, including rearwardlyextending arms 88a and 88b and a cross-bar 880 which spans the arms.Bail 88 receives downward pressure of imprinter frame 92 through pin 104so that where roller 108 does not overlie the raised indicia 52a and52b, no smudge is made on stationery 20. The arms are spaced apart adistance so that they lie outside of the opening 16 and the cross-barspans the distance between the arms and normally rests upon the housing12 in the area outside of opening 16.

Shaft 90 extends between the brackets 84 and 86 and an imprinter frame92 is rotatably mounted thereon with the shaft 90 passing throughaligned openings 94 at the forward end of the imprinter frame.Preferably, at least one end 90a of shaft 90 is enlarged near onebracket 86. The rear end of the imprinter frame 92 is provided with anextension in the form of a handle 96 which is generally U-shaped in topplan and comprised of generally spaced, parallel upwardly curved arms 98and 100 and a vertically offset cross-bar 102 which joins arms 98 and100. A guide finger in the form of a pin 104 projects rearwardly fromthe imprinter frame 92 and rests on the top of cross-bar 88c of bail 88.Thus, by means of the mounting of imprinter frame 92 on shaft 90 and therolling engagement of pin 104 on cross-bar 880, the imprinter frame 92is mounted for relatively lateral slidable movement across the width orfrom side to side of the register in the area of the forward end of thewriting opening 16. Travel of the imprinter frame 92 on the mountingshaft 90 may be limited by enlargement 90a at one or both ends of shaft90.

The imprinter frame 92 further includes a lift finger as a lip 106 whichextends under bar 88c in the area of the writing table 18. Thus, thebail 88 and the imprinter assembly may be simultaneously lifted byraising upwardly on handle 96 and swung or pivoted from an impressionposition, overlying the writing table 18 and opening 16 as best seen inFIGS. 1 through 3, to a position forwardly removed therefrom, as shownin dotted outline in FIG. 3, and further shown in FIGS.

9 and 10. Thus, additional information concerning the details of atransaction may be hand written on the body of a form length ofstationery 20 through opening 16.

The impression roller assembly further includes an imprinting roller 108preferably made of a hard rubber or plastic, rotatably mounted on ashaft 110, the opposite ends of which are received in spaced apart slots112a and ll2b formed in depending flange 114 of the underside ofimprinter frame 92. A spring clip 116, generally U-shaped in elevation,is secured to the underside of imprinter frame 92 and has oppositedepending looped ends 116a and ll6b which are wrapped about, andsupport, portions of shaft 110 that project outwardly beyond oppositeends of roller 118. A pair of set screws 118a and ll8b are threadablyreceived within threaded bores 120a and 12Gb in imprinter frame 92 andbear against opposite ends of roller shaft 110 to provide a means forvertically adjusting the same with respect to good imprinting engagementwith stationery 20 and a card held in carrier 46.

In use, a customer seeking to make a credit transaction may hand a card52 to a clerk. The card is placed in the recess 48 in carrier 46 and thecarrier is inserted into the register over writing table 18. If theimpression roller assembly 44 is in the position shown in FIG. 9, whichis preferable prior to insertion of carrier 46, handle 96 may be graspedto bring the assembly 44 to an impression position as shown in FIGS. 1through 3. Here the carrier 46 and card 52 and the roller 108 are in aposition in the opening 16 so as to be just below the normal headingarea of continuous form stationery typically used in registers.

Following this, the clerk may laterally traverse frame 92 by graspinghandle 102 causing roller 108 to create pressure in the area of indicia52a and 52b. This will thereby create a transfer of the indicia on thefront of plies thereabove either through the provision of interleavedcarbon sheets or chemical interaction of treated stationery sheets.Where transfer is by means of carbon paper, the indicia will betransferred on all of the stationery plies except for the top ply unlessthe top ply is a previously described, chemically treated ply or unlessit is translucent with face up carbon thereunder. The best copy iscreated on the bottom ply which is most desirable since it will bereturned to the storage area 24 and subsequently extracted therefrom forbilling purposes by the proprietor. Preferably, lateral movement of theframe 92 and therefore, roller 108, is limited to the area of the cardto reduce possible smudge in the plies outside of this area.

Thus, through the provision of this invention, means are provided forimprinting a customers name and account number during an autographicregister recorded sales transaction while retaining all of theadvantages of the register including locked-in copies of invoices andsequential numbering of invoices to facilitate accounting studies ofsales transactions. This is possible even though the continuous web ofstationery obscures the position of the card during use and requiresthat the card be inserted under all of the continuous plies which arealready in position in the writing table.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom, as some modifications may be obvious to those skilled in theart.

We claim:

1. In an autographic register having a housing, a writing table, a coverhaving an opening in the area of the writing table, a stationery supplycompartment, and a stationery advancement means for advancing stationeryfrom the stationery supply compartment across the writing table, theimprovement which comprises: a card element carrier movably connected tothe housing and having a card element retaining portion for receiving atype carrying card, the carrier being mounted for movement between awithdrawn position, wherein the retaining portion is exposed exteriorlyof the register housing and a card element may be placed thereon orremoved therefrom, and an inserted position wherein the carrier and cardretaining portion overlie the writing table in the area of the coveropening; an impression roller assembly mounted on the housing formovement between an impression position overlying the writing table inthe area of the cover opening, and a position removed therefrom whereatthe cover opening is fully exposed, the impression assembly including animpression member mounted therein for image duplicating engagement withstationery at the writing table when the carrier with a card retainedthereon is in the inserted position and the impression roller assemblyis in the impression position, said impression roller assembly beingmounted on the housing for rotation about an axis generally transverseto the direction of stationary advancement so that the assembly may bemoved forwardly of the writing table area of the register to the removedposition and including stop portions for engagement with the registerhousing when the impression roller assembly is in the impressionposition, the impression roller assembly further including a ballpivotally secured to said housing and a roller carrier movably mountedon the ball and including an impression roller thereon with theimpression roller extending below the stop portion of the pivoted bailfor duplicating engagement with the stationery at the writing table whenthe impression assembly is in the impressed position.

2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the roller carrier ismovably mounted for lateral sliding from side to side of the pivotedbail.

3. The structure according to claim 2, wherein the roller carrierincludes a guide finger which extends over and rides on top of a portionof the pivoted bail.

4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein the roller carrierfurther includes a lift finger which extends under a portion of thepivoted bail for lifting the bail together with the roller carrier whenthe roller carrier is lifted from the writing table.

5. The structure according to claim 2, wherein the impression roller ismounted in the roller carrier for rotation about an axis which isgenerally parallel to the direction of paper travel across the writingtable.

6. An autographic register comprising: a housing,

said housing including a cover having an opening,

a writing table within said housing and having an image duplicatingportion and a manual entry portion both underlying said opening andaccessible therethrough,

a stationery supply compartment within said housing,

stationery advancement means within said housing for advancingstationery from said supply compartment across said writing table andadjacent said opening whereby entries may be made on the stationerybacked by said writing table and through said opening;

a card carrier mounted on said housing and movable relative thereto formovement between (a) an inserted position overlying said imageduplicating portion of said writing table whereby a type carrying cardon said carrier may be brought into image duplicating engagement withstationery overlying said writing table image duplicating portion, and(b) a retracted position whereat a card carried thereby will not overliethe writing table in the area of said cover opening and whereat a cardmay be placed thereon or removed therefrom; and

an impression roller assembly pivotally secured to said housing forrotative movement between (a) an image duplicating position overlyingsaid writing table image duplicating portion, and (b) a withdrawn,manual entry position forwardly of said writing table whereat the coveropening is fully exposed, said impression assembly including animpression member movable through said cover opening to cooperate withtype on a card carried by said carrier when said carrier is in saidinserted position to duplicate the type image on stationery overlyingsaid writing table image duplicating portion when said assembly is insaid image duplicating position, said impression assembly, when in saidwithdrawn manual entry position, cooperating with said carrier when saidcarrier is in said retracted position to allow manual entries to be madeon stationery overlying both said image duplicating and manual entryportion of said writing table, said impression assembly including a stopportion for engagement with said housing when said impression assemblyis in said image duplicating position;

whereby information in type on cards may be quickly impressed onstationery when cards bearing such information are available or may bemanually entered at the same location on the stationery when a cardbearing such information is unavailable.

7. An autographic register according to claim 1 wherein said cardcarrier is mounted on said housing such that it will be in contact withsaid writing table when in said inserted position.

8. The structure of claim 6 wherein said impression roller assembly ispivotally secured to said housing for rotation about an axis generallytransverse to the direction of stationery advancement.

9. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the card carrier ismounted for slidable insertion and withdrawal from one side of thehousing 10. The structure according to claim 9, wherein the retainingportion of the card carrier is a recessed area thereof.

11. The structure according to claim 10, wherein a through opening isprovided in a portion of a card element retaining on said card carrier,

12. An autographic register according to claim 1 wherein the impressionroller assembly axis of rotation is defined by an elongated shaft andsaid impression roller assembly further includes a roller carriermounted on said shaft for side-to-side movement thereon, said rollercarrier including an impression roller pivotally secured thereto.

13. The structure according to claim 12 further including means foradjusting the vertical position of the impression roller with respect tothe roller carrier.

1. In an autographic register having a housing, a writing table, a coverhaving an opening in the area of the writing table, a stationery supplycompartment, and a stationery advancement means for advancing stationeryfrom the stationery supply compartment across the writing table, theimprovement which comprises: a card element carrier movably connected tothe housing and having a card element retaining portion for receiving atype carrying card, the carrier being mounted for movement between awithdrawn position, wherein the retaining portion is exposed exteriorlyof the register housing and a card element may be placed thereon orremoved therefrom, and an inserted position wherein the carrier and cardretaining portion overlie the writing table in the area of the coveropening; an impression roller assembly mounted on the housing formovement between an impression position overlying the writing table inthe area of the cover opening, and a position removed therefrom whereatthe cover opening is fully exposed, the impression assembly including animpression member mounted therein for image duplicating engagement withstationery at the writing table when the carrier with a card retainedthereon is in the inserted position and the impression roller assemblyis in the impression position, said impression roller assembly beingmounted on the housing for rotation about an axis generally transverseto the direction of stationary advancement so that the assembly may bemoved forwardly of the writing table area of the register to the removedposition and including stop portions for engagement with the registerhousing when the impression roller assembly is in the impressionposition, the impression roller assembly further including a ballpivotally secured to said housing and a roller carrier movably mountedon the ball and including an impression roller thereon with theimpression roller extending below the stop portion of the pivoted bailfor duplicating engagement with the stationery at the writing table whenthe impression assembly is in the impressed position.
 2. The structureaccording to claim 1, wherein the roller carrier is movably mounted forlateral sliding from side to side of the pivoted bail.
 3. The structureaccording to claim 2, wherein the roller carrier includes a guide fingerwhich extends over and rides on top of a portion of the pivoted bail. 4.The structure according to claim 3, wherein the roller carrier furtherincludes a lift finger which extends under a portion of the pivoted bailfor lifting the bail together with the roller carrier when the rollercarrier is lifted from the writing table.
 5. The structure according toclaim 2, wherein the impression roller is mounted in the roller carrierfor rotation about an axis which is generally parallel to the directionof paper travel across the writing table.
 6. An autographic registercomprising: a housing, said housing including a cover having an opening,a writing table within said housing and having an image duplicatingportion and a manual entry portion both underlying said opening andaccessible therethrough, a stationery supply compartment within saidhousing, stationery advancement means within said housing for advancingstationery from said supply compartment across said writing table andadjacent said opening whereby entries may be made on the stationerybacked by said writing table and through said opening; a card carriermounted on said housing and movable relative thereto for movementbetween (a) an inserted position overlying said image duplicatingportion of said writing table whereby a type carrying card on saidcarrier may be brought into image duplicating engagement with stationeryoverlying said writing table image duplicating portion, and (b) aretracted position whereat a card carried thereby will not overlie thewriting table in the area of said cover opening and whereat a card maybe placed thereon or removed therefrom; and an impression rollerassembly pivotally secured to said housing for rotative movement between(a) an image duplicating position overlying said writing table imageduplicating portion, and (b) a withdrawn, manual entry positionforwardly of said writing table whereat the cover opening is fullyexposed, said impression assembly including an impression member movablethrough said cover opening to cooperate with type on a card carried bysaid carrier when said carrier is in said inserted position to duplicatethe type image on stationery overlying said writing table imageduplicating portion when said assembly is in said image duplicatingposition, said impression assembly, when in said withdrawn manual entryposition, cooperating with said carrier when said carrier is in saidretracted position to allow manual entries to be made on stationeryoverlying both said image duplicating and manual entry portion of saidwriting table, said impression assembly including a stop portion forengagement with said housing when said impression assembly is in saidimage duplicating position; whereby information in type on cards may bequickly impressed on stationery when cards bearing such information areavailable or may be manually entered at the same location on thestationery when a card bearing such information is unavailable.
 7. Anautographic register according to claim 1 wherein said card carrier ismounted on said housing such that it will be in contact with saidwriting table when in said inserted position.
 8. The structure of claim6 wherein said impression roller assembly is pivotally secured to saidhousing for rotation about an axis generally transverse to the directionof stationery advancement.
 9. The structure according to claim 1,wherein the card carrier is mounted for slidable insertion andwithdrawal from one side of the housing.
 10. The structure according toclaim 9, wherein the retaining portion of the card carrier is a recessedarea thereof.
 11. The structure according to claim 10, wherein a throughopening is provided in a portion of a card element retaining on saidcard carrier.
 12. An autographic register according to claim 1 whereinthe impression roller assembly axis of rotation is defined by anelongated shaft and said impression roller assembly further includes aroller carrier mounted on said shaft for side-to-side movement thereon,said roller carrier including an impression roller pivotally securedthereto.
 13. The structure according to claim 12 further including meansfor adjusting the vertical position of the impression roller withrespect to the roller carrier.